Kerry Calls Abbas, Tries to Keep Talks Alive

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who is still trying to save the faltering peace talks, on Wednesday phoned Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, the PA-based Ma’an news agency reported.

According to the report, the two agreed to continue speaking in the coming days, and Abbas emphasized that the PA was “committed to international resolutions to arrive at a just peace with Israel.”